Originally Posted by
js1993
It appears you missed it, so I'll re-post: "The staffing issue is also a red herring, since these properties likely know, or could easily ascertain, that no one had even entered the rooms in question."
... and as I said, in many jurisdictions and in labor agreements there is minimum staffing requirements based on occupancy and anticipated check outs. You can't just decide those are fake stays and not staff for them.
The whole hotel runs on anticipated occupancy. It's not just housekeeping. How many people should you bring into the restaurant for breakfast? How many dealers should you have? It screws the
entire operation.
If you don't believe me then so be it, but I worked for a large multi-campus theme park complex with 1000+ rooms a hotel.